Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men explores themes of dreams, loneliness, equality and relationships that parallel many of the other texts we have read this year. Which theme do you think is most important? What is the "truth" about that theme revealed in the novel?
In Stienbeck's Of Mice and Men, I believe the most important theme found within it is the theme about relationships. The truth of the theme is that all of the actions that all of the characters found in the novel are doing thier actions based off a relationship they are in with another character written about by Steinbeck. For example, when Lennie is covering the mouth of Curley's wife, he is only doing so to attempt that George won't hear what is happening in the stable and get angry at Lennie. He fears if George find out that Curley's wife was with him, let alone being terrified of Lennie, he would take away Lennie's privlidges of tending to their future rabbits.
Prompt #4 (March 30): Truth in Great Expectations
Think about the different ways Dickens uses the idea of "expectations" in his novel. What is the truth about our expectations, either those we have for ourselves, those others have for us, or those we have for other people?
The truth about the expectations that we all give for ourselves and for others, is that unless we are given a detailed list on how to meet their or our set expectations, it will be nearly impossible to reach them. For Pip setting the expectation for himself that he was going to make Estella fall in love with him and share the same feelings that he has for her, he was basically shooting in the dark. He didn't know the first thing about Estella, nor if she even looked at Pip in that way. Since he couldn't see the inside of her head and how her mind worked, he had no way of knowing on how to go about making her knees go weak at the sight of him or anything along those lines.
Prompt #3 (January 6): Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
Reflect on our reading from To Kill a Mockingbird. We looked at issues of education, growing up, justice, fairness, and others. In our writing, we looked for connections between our personal experiences and those of the characters in the novels. What "truths" can be found in this book that relate to our world today?
The main truth that can be found in To Kill a Mockingbird that relates most to the world we live in today is the truth about fairness. Today in life we hear the saying, "What is fair for one is not fair for another." The definition of fairness means "to be unpredjucied to another". Now this definition and the previously stated idiom counterdict eachother even though they are both refering to the same sort of fairness. But that is how the term fairness in our world today is used. It is misintrepereted and used without care. While many believe that the idiom is true in some situations, the literal definition of fairness should be used more frequently when trying to level the playing feild. Prompt #2 (November 6): Truth in Lord of the Flies
In our reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?
"The beast within" is an extremely powerful statement when we discet the meaning of this phrase. The beast within implies that on a personal level, we hold an agressive power inside of ourselves that we always have to keep in check so we don't hurt those around us. For Jack Merridew, he wasn't able to restrain his inner beast and as a result of that havoc spread throughout the island, killing two innocent lives in the process. One truth i found in The Lord of the Flies was the truth that all humans fall short of what's expected of them within society. If they expect us to be civil infront of company, we have a hard time obliging to the task. The same situation applies to within LOTF, where all order and civility which the boys grew up with had dissappered, and they were left on an alien planet without rules or restrictions. When this happens, all order rapidly dissinergrates until there is none left to be found.
Prompt #1 (October 6): What is the “truth” of mythology?
The general term “mythology” encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. What is the "truth" of mythology as we have studied it? What truth have you learned from our investigations? What personal truths have been revealed to you?
If you break down the word 'mythology', you get two word parts: myth, meaning an imaginary or ficticious story, and ology, meaing the study of whatever the previous word part was. That's is what I beleive mythology is, the study of an imaginary story. I beleive that it would be nearly impossible to use mythology as something to base our understanding around and through that find where we fit within the world. This is because if you are trying to base where you belong in life on something which is made up, you aren't being true to yourself or your beleifs, if any even exist. For myself, the truth of mythology is that mythology is just one way that a culture can come to understanding of how things happen. The truth of mythology that I have learned has been that there is no real evidence to support that a mythological element (or truth) is even certifiable in any way, shape, or form. So how can you say that something is a truth if you aren't even sure if it is ture? This appears as a bit of an oxymoron to me. One personal truth that I have revealed through this unit is how God and all things that came from Him are so much more easy to follow and that through His the word, The Bible, it gives a very certifiable verification that He does speak the truth. By comparing His word to mythological "truths", I have seen evidence that there is no possible story or myth that can ecen come close in comparison to The Living Word (The Bible) in the ways of logic, dates through history, and the detail presented within The Bible.
Prompt #5 (April 3): Truth in Of Mice and Men
Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men explores themes of dreams, loneliness, equality and relationships that parallel many of the other texts we have read this year. Which theme do you think is most important? What is the "truth" about that theme revealed in the novel?
In Stienbeck's Of Mice and Men, I believe the most important theme found within it is the theme about relationships. The truth of the theme is that all of the actions that all of the characters found in the novel are doing thier actions based off a relationship they are in with another character written about by Steinbeck. For example, when Lennie is covering the mouth of Curley's wife, he is only doing so to attempt that George won't hear what is happening in the stable and get angry at Lennie. He fears if George find out that Curley's wife was with him, let alone being terrified of Lennie, he would take away Lennie's privlidges of tending to their future rabbits.
Prompt #4 (March 30): Truth in Great Expectations
Think about the different ways Dickens uses the idea of "expectations" in his novel. What is the truth about our expectations, either those we have for ourselves, those others have for us, or those we have for other people?
The truth about the expectations that we all give for ourselves and for others, is that unless we are given a detailed list on how to meet their or our set expectations, it will be nearly impossible to reach them. For Pip setting the expectation for himself that he was going to make Estella fall in love with him and share the same feelings that he has for her, he was basically shooting in the dark. He didn't know the first thing about Estella, nor if she even looked at Pip in that way. Since he couldn't see the inside of her head and how her mind worked, he had no way of knowing on how to go about making her knees go weak at the sight of him or anything along those lines.
Prompt #3 (January 6): Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
Reflect on our reading from To Kill a Mockingbird. We looked at issues of education, growing up, justice, fairness, and others. In our writing, we looked for connections between our personal experiences and those of the characters in the novels. What "truths" can be found in this book that relate to our world today?
The main truth that can be found in To Kill a Mockingbird that relates most to the world we live in today is the truth about fairness. Today in life we hear the saying, "What is fair for one is not fair for another." The definition of fairness means "to be unpredjucied to another". Now this definition and the previously stated idiom counterdict eachother even though they are both refering to the same sort of fairness. But that is how the term fairness in our world today is used. It is misintrepereted and used without care. While many believe that the idiom is true in some situations, the literal definition of fairness should be used more frequently when trying to level the playing feild. Prompt #2 (November 6): Truth in Lord of the Flies
In our reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?
"The beast within" is an extremely powerful statement when we discet the meaning of this phrase. The beast within implies that on a personal level, we hold an agressive power inside of ourselves that we always have to keep in check so we don't hurt those around us. For Jack Merridew, he wasn't able to restrain his inner beast and as a result of that havoc spread throughout the island, killing two innocent lives in the process. One truth i found in The Lord of the Flies was the truth that all humans fall short of what's expected of them within society. If they expect us to be civil infront of company, we have a hard time obliging to the task. The same situation applies to within LOTF, where all order and civility which the boys grew up with had dissappered, and they were left on an alien planet without rules or restrictions. When this happens, all order rapidly dissinergrates until there is none left to be found.
Prompt #1 (October 6): What is the “truth” of mythology?
The general term “mythology” encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. What is the "truth" of mythology as we have studied it? What truth have you learned from our investigations? What personal truths have been revealed to you?If you break down the word 'mythology', you get two word parts: myth, meaning an imaginary or ficticious story, and ology, meaing the study of whatever the previous word part was. That's is what I beleive mythology is, the study of an imaginary story. I beleive that it would be nearly impossible to use mythology as something to base our understanding around and through that find where we fit within the world. This is because if you are trying to base where you belong in life on something which is made up, you aren't being true to yourself or your beleifs, if any even exist. For myself, the truth of mythology is that mythology is just one way that a culture can come to understanding of how things happen. The truth of mythology that I have learned has been that there is no real evidence to support that a mythological element (or truth) is even certifiable in any way, shape, or form. So how can you say that something is a truth if you aren't even sure if it is ture? This appears as a bit of an oxymoron to me. One personal truth that I have revealed through this unit is how God and all things that came from Him are so much more easy to follow and that through His the word, The Bible, it gives a very certifiable verification that He does speak the truth. By comparing His word to mythological "truths", I have seen evidence that there is no possible story or myth that can ecen come close in comparison to The Living Word (The Bible) in the ways of logic, dates through history, and the detail presented within The Bible.